A visit to the Nielsen Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Nielsen Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Nielsen Cemetery (FG ID #97304).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Nielsen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nielsen Cemetery:
44.4347, -97.1894
The Nielsen Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Arlington.
The cemetery is located in Kingsbury County<3>.
The county seat for Kingsbury County is located in De Smet. De Smet lies 18 miles [29 km] to the west of the Nielsen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nielsen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Nielsen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nielsen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Badger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hetland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Thisted Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake Thisted Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Thisted Cemetery
- Nordland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hinderlie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- United Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The United Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Danish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Arlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Trasta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Trasta Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trasta Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Odden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oakwood Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Zion Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Zion Cemetery
- Poinsett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Poinsett Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsett Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- Apostolic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
- Bethania Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bangor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bangor Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor Cemetery
- Garfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Lake Preston Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lake Preston Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Preston Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Nielsen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nielsen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Badger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hetland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Norden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Erwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sinai
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Volga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hayti
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Estelline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dempster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- De Smet
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nunda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kones Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Nielsen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kingsbury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nielsen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Brookings
- Bruce
- Bryant
- Castlewood
- De Smet
- Estelline
- Hayti
- Hetland
- Lake Norden
- Oldham
- Ramona
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Nielsen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Kingsbury County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Nielsen Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #97304
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1256701 (Nielsen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1256701 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Kingsbury
- Est. Elev: 525 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Badger
- Location given for Nielsen Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4346899 Lon: -97.1892349
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nielsen Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Kingsbury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |